Tour Winners: Knox, Kim, Na Score Trophies

Another weekend is in the books, as we move one week closer to the Open Championship. The first finish on Sunday was the most thrilling, as Russell Knox drained two long birdie putts on No. 18 – first in regulation, then in a playoff – to edge Ryan Fox for the DDF Irish Open.

RUSSELL KNOX WINS IRISH OPEN WITH TWO CLUTCH BIRDIES

Scotland’s Russell Knox poses with the trophy after winning the 2018 DDF Irish Open at Ballyliffin Golf Club in Donegal. Credit Jan Kruger/Getty Images

Russell Knox made two long-bomb birdie putts on hole No. 18 at Ballyliffin Golf Club – first on the 72nd hole, then in a playoff, to win the 2018 DDF Irish Open in thrilling fashion.

With 54-hole leaderErik Van Rooyen struggling to a 2-over par 74, New Zealander Ryan Fox appeared to be in the driver’s seat at 14-under par through 17 holes. But Knox had other plans, as the 33-year old Scot drained a 40-foot birdie putt on the 18th and final hole to card a 66 and match Fox at 14-under par. After the New Zealander missed a 10-foot birdie putt of his own on 18, it was on to overtime in Ballyliffin, Donegal, Ireland.

Once again Fox seemed to have a clear advantage on the first sudden-death hole (No. 18) as he striped a drive dead-straight down the fairway, while Knox’s poor tee shot found the rough to the right. Hitting his approach from a tough lie and bad angle, Knox did well to find the green, but still left his ball about 40 feet away from the hole, in almost the identical spot it had lied in regulation.

Knox surely wouldn’t do it again, right?

Wrong. He drained it once again, and after Fox missed another makeable 12-foot birdie putt, the trophy was Knox’s to raise.

KEVIN NA BREAKS DROUGHT WITH WIN AT THE GREENBRIER

Kevin Na poses with the trophy after winning the 2018 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier at Old White TPC in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images

Kevin Na fired a final-round 64 at the Old White TPC Course to win A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier by five strokes.

Na entered Sunday just one back of co-leadersKelly Kraft and Harold Varner III, but after a six-birdie binge on hole Nos. 4-10, the 34-year old Korean-American pulled ahead and never looked back. Na signed for a four-day score of 19-under par, five shots clear of Kraft who carded a final-day 70.

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